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Where the Wild Things Are At Chem Chem, in Tanzania, conservation has become the driving force of tourism—and the safari experience has never been better

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Mixed Media

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Sex Scene

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MIND GAMES

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Searching the Webb A new book about the jeweler David Webb reveals the inspirations behind the master’s modern designs

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The View from Here Bootlegging, drug dealing, Airbnb-ing. Diplomats abandoned by their countries turn to unusual trades to keep the consular lights burning

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A Light-Bulb Moment A pocket-size digital camera that punches above its weight! A heated vest that will warm even the chronically chilly! The light bulb that keeps going even when the power goes out! And more …

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Cult Classic For 50 years, the Telluride Film Festival has celebrated cinema—not sponsors—with inspired programming and devoted attendees

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Trouble in Paradise The talk of the town in idyllic Nantucket is an allegation of strangulation that pits prominent D.C. figures against each other

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Mobile, Agile, and Worthwhile The best-designed wireless earbuds! Speakers that cost more than most houses! A phone that will make you long for the old days! And more …

Sunny Days and Wild Nights Épi Plage, a small beach club near St. Tropez, has been drawing the style set since the late 50s. Now under new ownership, the party rages on

The Judgment of David Solomon The Goldman Sachs C.E.O.’s friendship with the controversial property developer Mike Meldman raises questions about his commitment to separating business from pleasure

Cooking, Eating, Talking, Grieving Ruthie Rogers has fed the great and the good for more than 25 years. Now, in her podcast, she uses food to delve into the pasts of Elton John, Paul McCartney, and Tony Blair

Cat’s Out of the Bag In the late 90s, Jocelyn Wildenstein became a tabloid sensation after her $2.5 billion divorce and as “the poster child for plastic surgery gone wrong.” Now she’s broke and the subject of a new HBO documentary series

Where the Wild Things Are At Chem Chem, in Tanzania, conservation has become the driving force of tourism—and the safari experience has never been better

A Woman for All Seasons Angela Lansbury was a loyal friend, a generous castmate, and a surprisingly good baker

Their Back Pages The Byrds invented folk rock and went on to become founding fathers of psychedelic rock, jazz rock, and country rock. A new book revisits the band’s mid-60s prime

Mixed Media

The Public-House Boys Phil Winser, James Gummer, and Olivier van Themsche—the trio behind the Pelican, the Hero, and the Fat Badger—have done the seemingly impossible: making English pubs fashionable

Landing Gear Virtual reality undergoes a transformative upgrade; a laser measurer that’s truly spot-on; old 35-mm. projector slides get a second chance; and more

For the Love of Feet! Our toe-curious reporter immerses himself in the bizarre, lucrative, obsessive, almost fanatical community of foot fetishists

Unlocking Desire Intimacy expert Esther Perel’s radical ideas about love, infidelity, and marriage have made her America’s favorite psychotherapist

Searching the Webb A new book about the jeweler David Webb reveals the inspirations behind the master’s modern designs

Reinaldo Herrera An international arbiter of style whose manners were matched by his joie de vivre and loyalty

The View from Here Bootlegging, drug dealing, Airbnb-ing. Diplomats abandoned by their countries turn to unusual trades to keep the consular lights burning

Landing Gear A colorful keyboard that makes typing a treat; the perfect app for 8-mm. cinephiles of any age; Hollywood’s new lord of the rings; and more

A Light-Bulb Moment A pocket-size digital camera that punches above its weight! A heated vest that will warm even the chronically chilly! The light bulb that keeps going even when the power goes out! And more …

Cult Classic For 50 years, the Telluride Film Festival has celebrated cinema—not sponsors—with inspired programming and devoted attendees

Requiem for a Dreamscape A retrospective in Germany honors Verner Panton, the Danish designer who transformed the spirit of American counterculture into psychedelic interiors blending color, sensuality, and fun

Trouble in Paradise The talk of the town in idyllic Nantucket is an allegation of strangulation that pits prominent D.C. figures against each other

The Attention-Whore Index Marine Le Pen is found guilty, Elon Musk is found wanting, and Pete Hegseth’s wife is found everywhere

Speak Easy Do you know your Sweetgreen girlies from your skibidi toilets? Our extremely insider translations of the latest slang

To Florence, with Love Organized by his son, Christopher, an exhibition at Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi traces Mark Rothko’s career—and his enduring ties to the Italian city—with more than 70 paintings

The Attention-Whore Index Joe Biden is imploding, the Supreme Court is gloating, and Donald Trump is provoking